Rakuten names ex-US Ambassador John Roos as outside director

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Then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, right, in October 2012. Roos has worked closely with many tech startups as a venture capitalist. © Reuters

DAIKI HIRAOKA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- John Roos, a venture capitalist and former U.S. ambassador to Japan, will become an outside director for Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce company said Friday.

Roos, 66, will join Rakuten's board on March 30, following a shareholders meeting that day.

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